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Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
CLE on Advanced Estate Planning Practice Update: Winter 2020
The American Law Institute is holding a webcast entitled, Advanced Estate Planning Practice Update: Winter 2020, on Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM Eastern. Provided below…
Cordell Parvin Blog
You Have to Have Energy to be Successful: Are You Doing These 10 Things?
I owe my success as a lawyer in part to my burning desire to keep learning from books that have nothing to do with law. One of my favorite books:…
Lawline Blog
Fast Forward Your Law Practice in 2020
By Sarah Mills
It’s the end of January, which means a lot of you (about 45%) may have already given up on your New Year’s resolutions. Don’t fall into that trap! It’s actually…
Legal Skills Prof Blog
Legal Writing’s Harmful Psyche by Kevin Bennardo.
Here is an article that is going to be widely-debated in the legal writing community: Legal Writing's Harmful Psyche by Kevin Bennardo.Abstract"This essay argues that many in the legal writing…
The Attorney Marketing Center
How to get people to listen to you
By David Ward
You have a lot of experience. Many ways you can help people. You’re good at what you do. You want people to know these things and you should tell them.…
International Law Prof Blog
List of Winners of the 2019 Global Legal Skills Awards
The 2019 Global Legal Skills Awards were presented last month in Phoenix during the 14th Global Legal Skills Conference at the Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law.…
PrawfsBlawg
The Home-Institution Benefits of Visiting Stints
Main Wednesday, January 08, 2020The Home-Institution Benefits of Visiting StintsI enjoyed Josh Blackman's post on look-see visits. I have done only one such visit, so I am no expert. I…
DennisKennedy.Blog
Best DennisKennedy.Blog Posts of 2019
Everywhere I look, people are doing some kind of "best of 2019" lists. I thought I'd jump into the retrospective waters and take a look back at my best 2019…
Lawline Blog
20 Books For Your 2020 Reading List
By Sarah Mills
Most lawyers love to read (it’s a terrible profession to go into if you don’t), but it can be a struggle to carve the time out of your busy schedule…
Zen and the Art of Legal Networking
13 Best Practices for Attending Conferences
There are only a few weeks left in the year, and although conferences are winding down, you may be planning your 2020 calendar already (or getting in a few last…